Grand Rapids Police

After a judge refused to toss out a second-degree murder charge on Friday, attorneys for former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr say they plan to appeal. It's a decision that could set the criminal trial back months.

Attorneys for the family of a Black motorist who was shot and killed by a white police officer during a traffic stop in Michigan's second-largest city, Grand Rapids, say the officer had no reason to pull him over.

A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder, a judge said Monday.

The formal charges involve two incidents of alleged discrimination against Black residents. The state civil rights department says 28 other claims are still under investigation.

Probable Cause Conference held Tuesday, Schurr did not appear in court.

The city of Grand Rapids has fired Christopher Schurr, the police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya.

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said the officer has turned himself in.

"I'm asking for justice," says Peter Lyoya, whose son Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, during a traffic stop last month.

Dorcas and Peter Lyoya remember their son, Patrick Lyoya. A Grand Rapids police officer killed him during a traffic stop in early April.

Video of Lyoya's death has reignited protests over racial injustice. For those who knew him, he's remembered as a son, brother and father — a person of faith whose life was inextricably shaped by war.